Man fatally stabbed in Humboldt Park gangway

July 16, 2009

Police found a man fatally stabbed in the gangway of his apartment building in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the Near West Side early this morning, authorities said. He was among four people killed in overnight violence.

The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the man as Anthony Jackson, 22, of the 1400 block of North Rockwell Street.

Police from the Shakespeare District were called to the scene near the 1400 block of North Rockwell Street about 4:08 a.m., said Police News Affairs Officer Gabrielle Lesniak. Jackson was declared dead at Stroger Hospital at 4:45 a.m., according to the medical examiner's office.

They found a man who later died from injuries suffered in a stabbing, Lesniak said. Jackson was stabbed in a dispute in the gangway of his apartment building, according to the medical examiner's office.

Grand-Central Area detectives were investigating. An autopsy was expected to be performed Friday.